Jeollanam-do
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Jeollanam-do is a province
Administrative divisions of South Korea
||South Korea is divided into 8 provinces , 1 special autonomous province , 6 metropolitan cities , and 1 special city...

 in the southwest of South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Jeolla
Jeolla
Jeolla was a province in southwestern Korea, one of the historical Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. It consisted of the modern South Korean provinces of North Jeolla, South Jeolla and the Special City of Gwangju as well as Jeju Island...

 province, remained a province of Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...

 until the country's division
Division of Korea
The division of Korea into North Korea and South Korea stems from the 1945 Allied victory in World War II, ending Japan's 35-year colonial rule of Korea. In a proposal opposed by nearly all Koreans, the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to temporarily occupy the country as a trusteeship...

 in 1945, then became part of South Korea. Gwangju
Gwangju
Gwangju is the sixth largest city in South Korea. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister...

 was the capital of the province, until the provincial office moved to the southern village of Namak
Namak
Namak is a village in Samhyang-myeon, which is part of Muan County in South Jeolla province of South Korea. Namak became the home of the South Jeolla provincial government following its move from the city of Gwangju in 2005....

, Muan
Muan County
Muan County is a county in South Jeolla Province , South Korea. In 2005, Muan County became the capital of Jeollanam-do following the transfer of the provincial office from its previous location, Gwangju to the village of Namak in Muan...

 County in 2005.

Geography

The province is part of the Honam
Honam
Honam is a region coinciding with the former Jeolla Province in what is now South Korea. Today, the term refers to North and South Jeolla Provinces....

 region
Regions of Korea
Korea has traditionally been divided into a number of unofficial regions that reflect historical, geographical, and dialect boundaries within the peninsula...

, and is bounded on the west by the Yellow Sea
Yellow Sea
The Yellow Sea is the name given to the northern part of the East China Sea, which is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. It is located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula. Its name comes from the sand particles from Gobi Desert sand storms that turn the surface of the water golden...

, on the north by Jeollabuk-do
Jeollabuk-do
Jeollabuk-do is a province in the southwest of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Jeolla province, and remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea...

 Province, on the south by Jeju Strait, and on the east by Gyeongsangnam-do
Gyeongsangnam-do
Gyeongsangnam-do is a province in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is located at Changwon. It contains the major metropolitan center and port of Busan. Located there is UNESCO World Heritage Site Haeinsa, a Buddhist temple that houses the Tripitaka Koreana and attracts many...

.

There are almost 2,000 island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...

s along the coastline, about three quarters of which are uninhabited. The coastline is about 6100 kilometres (3,790.4 mi) long. Some of the marine products, in particular oyster
Oyster
The word oyster is used as a common name for a number of distinct groups of bivalve molluscs which live in marine or brackish habitats. The valves are highly calcified....

 and seaweed cultivation, are leading in South Korea.

The province is only partially mountainous. The plains along the rivers Seomjin, Yeongsan and Tamjin create a large granary. There is abundant rainfall in the area, which helps agriculture. The province is also home to the warmest weather on the peninsula. This helps to produce large amounts of agricultural produce, mainly rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...

, wheat
Wheat
Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...

, barley
Barley
Barley is a major cereal grain, a member of the grass family. It serves as a major animal fodder, as a base malt for beer and certain distilled beverages, and as a component of various health foods...

, pulse
Pulse (legume)
A pulse is an annual leguminous crop yielding from one to twelve seeds of variable size, shape, and color within a pod. Pulses are used for food and animal feed. The term "pulse", as used by the Food and Agricultural Organization , is reserved for crops harvested solely for the dry seed...

s and potato
Potato
The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family . The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. In the region of the Andes, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species...

es. Vegetable
Vegetable
The noun vegetable usually means an edible plant or part of a plant other than a sweet fruit or seed. This typically means the leaf, stem, or root of a plant....

s, cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....

 and fruit
Fruit
In broad terms, a fruit is a structure of a plant that contains its seeds.The term has different meanings dependent on context. In non-technical usage, such as food preparation, fruit normally means the fleshy seed-associated structures of certain plants that are sweet and edible in the raw state,...

s are also grown in the province.

A small amount of gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...

 and coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...

 is mined in the province, but industries have also been developed in the area.

Administrative divisions

Jeollanam-do is divided into 5 cities (si) and 17 counties (gun). Listed below is the name of each entity in English, hangul
Hangul
Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...

, and hanja
Hanja
Hanja is the Korean name for the Chinese characters hanzi. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation...

.

Cities

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  • Mokpo
    Mokpo
    Mokpo is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea, on the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula. Mokpo has frequent train service to Seoul and is the terminus for a number of ferry routes serving islands in the adjacent Yellow Sea...

     (목포시, 木浦市)
  • Yeosu
    Yeosu
    Yeosu is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Old Yeosu City, which was founded in 1949, Yeocheon City, founded in 1986, and Yeocheon County were merged into a new city in 1998....

     (여수시, 麗水市)
  • Suncheon
    Suncheon, South Korea
    Suncheon is a city in Jeollanam-do, South Korea. Located in the province of Jeollanam-do,It is a scenic agricultural and industrial city of around 250,000 people near Suncheon Bay. It is located in the southeastern corner of Jeollanam-do, just over an hour south-east of Gwangju...

     (순천시, 順天市)
  • Gwangyang
    Gwangyang
    Gwangyang is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Gwangyang city is the home of POSCO's Gwangyang Steel Works, the largest facility of its kind in the world.The city is also home to K-League soccer side Chunnam Dragons....

     (광양시, 光陽市)
  • Naju
    Naju
    Naju is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.The capital of South Jeolla was located at Naju until it was moved to Gwangju in 1895. The name Jeolla actually originates from the first character of Jeonju and the first character of Naju . Dongshin University is situated in Naju...

     (나주시, 羅州市)

Counties

  • Boseong County (보성군, 寶城郡)
  • Damyang County
    Damyang County
    Damyang County is an county in Jeollanam-do, South Korea. Bamboo goods and strawberries are well-known local products.Damyang is not to be confused with Danyang, which is located in eastern North Chungcheong Province.-Bamboo:...

     (담양군, 潭陽郡)
  • Gangjin County (강진군, 康津郡)
  • Goheung County
    Goheung County
    Goheung County is a county in Jeollanam-do Province, South Korea.-Naro Space Center:The Naro Space Center was completed during 2008 in southern Goheung and is operated by the state-run Korea Aerospace Research Institute...

     (고흥군, 高興郡)
  • Gokseong County
    Gokseong County
    Gokseong County is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.-Train:Jeolla Line comes into Gokseong station. The Saemaul and Mugunghwa trains all stop on the way to Gokseong.-Bus:...

     (곡성군, 谷城郡)
  • Gurye County
    Gurye County
    Gurye is a county in the province of Jeollanam-do, South Korea. Gurye is a small, picturesque farming town situated between Jirisan and the Seomjin River. Gurye is the sole designated special tourism and leisure zone in all of Jeollanam-do...

     (구례군, 求禮郡)
  • Haenam County
    Haenam County
    Haenam is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.The capital of Haenam-gun is Haenam-up .The economy of the county is based mainly on agriculture, with rice and daikon radish being the two most common crops.-History:...

     (해남군, 海南郡)
  • Hampyeong County
    Hampyeong County
    Hampyeong County is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.-History:Hampyeong used to be called Jinguk in prehistoric times, and Mahan in the Samhan age...

     (함평군, 咸平郡)
  • Hwasun County
    Hwasun County
    Hwasun County is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.-Symbol:* County Flower : Wild Chrysanthemum* County Tree : Zelkova Tree* County Bird : Dove-History:...

     (화순군, 和順郡)
  • Jangheung County
    Jangheung County
    Jangheung County is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.-Slow city:In 2007 Jangheung was designated as a slow city. It was the first slow city designation in Asia.-Spot for filming:...

     (장흥군, 長興郡)
  • Jangseong County
    Jangseong County
    Jangseong County is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.-Location:Jangseong is southern region of Korean peninsula and Gwangju and Naju is the nearest city from Jangseong....

     (장성군, 長城郡)
  • Jindo County (진도군, 珍島郡)
  • Muan County
    Muan County
    Muan County is a county in South Jeolla Province , South Korea. In 2005, Muan County became the capital of Jeollanam-do following the transfer of the provincial office from its previous location, Gwangju to the village of Namak in Muan...

     (무안군, 務安郡)
  • Sinan County (신안군, 新安郡)
  • Wando County
    Wando County
    Wando County is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It takes its name from the island of Wando, which is the largest island within the county and serves as the county seat...

     (완도군, 莞島郡)
  • Yeongam County
    Yeongam County
    Yeongam is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Bordered with Mokpo and Naju to the north, Jangheung County to the east, and Haenam and Gangjin to the south, Yeongam County comprises two eups and nine myeons, populated with about 60,000 people, and its county hall is seated in...

     (영암군, 靈巖郡)
  • Yeonggwang County
    Yeonggwang County
    Yeonggwang County is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.-Speciality:Yeonggwang is famous for its large production of Small yellow croaker which Korean people choose as one of the best presents to give to other people...

     (영광군, 靈光郡)

  • Sister cities and provinces

    Gyeongsan
    Gyeongsan
    Gyeongsan is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Its western border abuts the metropolitan city of Daegu, and much of Gyeongsan lies within the Daegu metropolitan area....

    , South Korea
    South Korea
    The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

     Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China
    People's Republic of China
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    , Australia
    Australia
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